Endovascular stent grafting for thoracic aneurysms in Jehovah's Witnesses: report of three cases

Surg Today. 2005;35(4):317-9. doi: 10.1007/s00595-004-2921-3.

Abstract

There are few published reports on endovascular stent grafting for thoracic aneurysms in Jehovah's Witnesses. Between 2001 and 2003, we performed endovascular stent grafting for a thoracic aneurysm in three patients of the Jehovah's Witness faith. Two patients had a thoracic aortic aneurysm and one had a chronic type-B dissection. The stent graft was constructed from a self-expanding Z-stent and thin-walled woven polyester fabric. None of the patients required perioperative blood transfusion, there was no postoperative endoleak, and all recovered uneventfully and were discharged from hospital. Thus, stent-graft repair of thoracic aneurysms in Jehovah's Witnesses is feasible and can be achieved without the need for blood transfusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Contraindications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jehovah's Witnesses*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*